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It was the beginning of the Holy Grail War, and Emiya Shirou didn't think much about Ryudou Issei's strange behavior, only feeling a bit lost.
However, Archer, who was inside his body, thought of other things and sent Iskandar to probe. After that, Esdeath and Ito Makoto were pulled into King's Army by Iskandar, delaying their time to fight Kisaragi Rin with Steve Rogers.
Archer was also watching Kisaragi Rin. Of course, he was currently watching Kisaragi Rin playing Fujimura Taiga.
Although Kisaragi Rin and Yukinoshita Yukino hadn't been exposed yet, Archer's battle-hardened instincts still made him realize that there was a problem with the two Masters in front of him.
"This is already a Bounded Field. It shouldn't be possible to leave here before the Bounded Field is broken," Archer said strangely.
King's Army and Unlimited Blade Works were constantly pressing the isolated Spiritual Palace. In the clash of Bounded Fields, he was very confused about where these two had sent Kiritsugu Emiya.
"Kiritsugu Emiya's magic power is constantly being consumed, or rather, increasing, but I cannot directly summon him back through the Corrupted Holy Grail."
Emiya Shirou, sitting in a wheelchair, said.
Archer thought of something and looked at Kisaragi Rin and Yukinoshita Yukino with a more solemn gaze.
"Kiritsugu Emiya is not in this world?"
Without hesitation, Archer immediately asked.
Not only that, but he gestured, and Emiya Shirou understood, controlling the other Servants to temporarily stop their actions.
The sky and earth constantly shifted, which was the only Bounded Field still clashing.
Archer's gaze was fixed on Kisaragi Rin, openly indicating his Pay attention to of this question.
"This question…"
Kisaragi Rin looked thoughtfully at his paradise bracelet and retorted, "Why should I tell you?"
The Workshop was certainly not in the Fate World. Just from the time flow inside, the Workshop's current location should be in the Main World.
Archer was silent for a moment, glancing at the Servants beside him. Perhaps because this question was too important, facing Kisaragi Rin's retort, he didn't choose to immediately start a fight and interrogate for his answer through force.
Instead, he asked in a deep voice, "Do you want to know why this world became like this?"
Kisaragi Rin nodded and said, "Yes, I want to know."
The reason Kisaragi Rin didn't answer Archer was because he was considering another matter.
That was that Paradise had not yet issued him any additional tasks.
According to Paradise's initial Identity Insertion, the player's Main Quest in this world should be to win the Holy Grail War they formed among themselves.
What does this mean?
It means that Emiya Shirou and his seven Servants are not entities that players must fight against!
In other words, this should be a "Side Quest" or a "Hidden Quest."
No matter which one, Paradise should issue a quest. After the matter concludes, he should receive a treasure chest reward, and then return to Paradise to draw a random piece of equipment, from which Kisaragi Rin had yet to draw anything good.
Logically speaking, when Kisaragi Rin knew about Iskandar, an existence that did not belong to the Holy Grail War, Paradise should have already issued the quest.
Since there was still no response, Kisaragi Rin believed there was only one possibility: he had not yet met the prerequisite for this quest to be activated.
For example, the quest Millennium Demon King encountered in Demon Slayer was only unlocked after the Twelve Kizuki quest was more than half completed.
So, how to meet the prerequisites for the quest to be activated? Kisaragi Rin felt that he needed to delve deeper into the world's lore.
"You want to know?"
Archer showed a malicious smile and retorted, "Why should I tell you?"
Yukinoshita Yukino was stifling a laugh. Kisaragi Rin was expressionless, because this guy just wanted to retort, and then continued to speak.
"I've seen existences like you."
Looking at Kisaragi Rin and Yukinoshita Yukino, Archer's first sentence stated something obvious.
Archer was Emiya Shirou, who would become a Guardian Servant in the future. Wasn't it natural for him to have met players in various experiences?
"Due to some circumstances, I, who should have responded to Tohsaka Rin's summon in the Fifth Holy Grail War, arrived a little earlier."
Speaking of this, Archer took a deep breath.
He continued, "Hmm... I joined the Fourth Holy Grail War and was summoned by Kiritsugu Emiya as a Saber class Servant."
"And because of my abnormal appearance, Jeanne appeared as a Ruler in the Fourth Holy Grail War."
Ruler, the Arbiter class. Servants of this class have no Master and appear to ensure the normal operation of the Holy Grail War.
Simply put, Jeanne was the referee.
"My scabbard was returned by you?"
Saber couldn't help but ask. Kisaragi Rin told her that the original scabbard should have been in Kiritsugu Emiya's hands, serving as the Holy Relic for summoning her on the normal timeline.
"Hmm, that was after the Holy Grail War ended. Although the scabbard's return was useless, you still participated in the Holy Grail War."
Archer confirmed Saber's question, and his eyes became a bit more bloodshot.
Without stopping his narration, Archer continued, "Kiritsugu Emiya and I cooperated to send the other six Servants from the Fourth Holy Grail War into the Holy Grail, becoming the final victors."
"You knew that was a Corrupted Holy Grail, and you still used it to make a wish?" Kisaragi asked him.
Archer denied the question.
"Of course, I couldn't do that directly."
"Before making the wish, I melted Jeanne into the Holy Grail."
"Through this saint, the black mud disappeared, and the Holy Grail returned to normal... At least, that's what Kiritsugu Emiya and I thought at the time."
"Then, when we made the wish for this world to become a relaxed daily life," Archer sighed and said, "the Holy Grail, which had originally returned to normal, once again gushed out black mud, and the Mystery of This World swept over everything."
[You have touched upon the worldview of this game.]
[You have received the quest - Corrupted Holy Grail.]
[You have received the quest - The Eighth Servant That Shouldn't Exist.]
[You have received the quest - Mystery of This World.]
After listening to Archer's narration, three consecutive quest prompts were also revealed by Paradise.
Kisaragi Rin was full of complaints, unsure how to evaluate Archer's actions.
Although Jeanne was known as the Saint of Red Lotus and, according to various legends, indeed had an unimaginable effect on the Mystery of This World within the Corrupted Holy Grail, Kisaragi Rin knew that a Jeanne individual also existed.
A famous black referee in the Fate World, and you, Archer, actually put her into the Holy Grail, trying to purify the Mystery of This World in the Corrupted Holy Grail?
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